Boulder Reporting Lab

12/19/2025

About 69,000 customers across the Front Range, including Boulder, are expected to lose power Friday as extreme winds and critically dry conditions return.

About 69,000 customers across the Front Range are expected to lose power Friday as extreme winds and critically dry conditions return.

12/17/2025

Community members gathered at one of Boulder’s oldest cemeteries to honor veterans whose lives shaped the city’s past.

12/17/2025

Attendees of a downtown memorial remembered their friends and called for more compassion within the community. ‘Be the guiding light that you would want if you were in their shoes,’ one said.

Attendees of Boulder's 2025 homeless memorial remembered their friends and called for more compassion within the community.

12/17/2025

This is the second preemptive shutdown from Xcel in Boulder County. Here’s what to know and how to see if you’re affected.

While Xcel is still finalizing the outage scope, maps by the utility suggest it could affect around 100,000 customers in Boulder County.

12/16/2025

This would be the second preemptive shutdown from Xcel in Boulder County. Here’s what to know.

While Xcel is still finalizing the outage scope, maps by the utility suggest it could affect around 100,000 customers in Boulder County.

12/15/2025

OPINION: "For more than half a century, the Dark Horse has been more than just a bar. That is why I am deeply grateful — and genuinely proud — to share that the Dark Horse is able to remain open into spring 2026."

A solution within the existing code requirements gives employees and patrons time to say goodbye.

12/15/2025

Turnaways at All Roads, Boulder’s largest homeless shelter, have “basically disappeared” since November, a sharp contrast to last year, when turnaways neared record levels.

Turnaways at All Roads, Boulder’s largest homeless shelter, have “basically disappeared” since November, a sharp contrast to last year.

12/15/2025

Boulder County commissioners paused a planned drone application of herbicide across roughly 800 acres of the Red Hill Open Space area followed strong opposition from local agricultural producers and other residents.

Following outcry, Boulder County commissioners voted 2-1 to pause the herbicide application pending more information on alternatives.

12/15/2025

BRL columnists break down surprising findings from the city’s new public opinion survey about how residents view growth, housing, development and the city’s future — and how the results could shape the next Boulder Valley Comprehensive Plan.

BRL columnists break down surprising findings from the city’s new public opinion survey, and how the results could shape the next Boulder Valley Comprehensive Plan.

12/15/2025

The survey will shape an update to the Boulder Valley Comprehensive Plan that are expected to loosen density restrictions with the goal of boosting housing supply.

The survey will shape an update to the Boulder Valley Comprehensive Plan, a long-term land-use plan expected to loosen density restrictions.

12/12/2025

Longmont City Council said privacy concerns were too great to continue sharing data from the AI license plate readers, which collect information on every passing car and have shared information with ICE.

Longmont City Council determined privacy concerns were too great to continue sharing data from the AI license plate readers, which collect information on every passing car and have shared information with ICE.

12/12/2025

Non-serious crashes in the City of Boulder involving e-bikes are on the rise, while the rate of severe crashes has decreased over the past five years.

Non-serious crashes in the city involving e-bikes are on the rise, and the rate of severe crashes has decreased over the past five years.